Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,240 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Alexis Nikole Nelson
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Alexis Nikole Nelson (1992- )
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Mary Wells (1943-1992)
John Mercer Langston
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John Mercer Langston (1829-1897)
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John Wesley Work III (1901-1967)

Explore Global African History

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Guillaume Guillon-Lethière (1760-1832)
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Second Congo Civil War (1996-1997)
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Djenné, Mali (11th or 13th century- )
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African Cowboys on the Argentine Pampas: Their Disappearance from the Historical Record

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Welfare As We Knew It: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
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Juneteenth: The Growth of an African American Holiday (1865- )
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The Other Hermitage: The Enslaved at the Andrew Jackson Plantation
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Telling Carl Maxey’s Story: Understanding the Fighter in the Ring and the Courtroom

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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